360 Report on the Exhibition and Trial of Implements 



Prize 13. — For the best drill for general purposes there were four in com- 

 petition. The prize was given to Messrs. Garrett, yet a strong adversary was 

 found in Messrs. Hornsby. 



Prize 14.— For the best steerage corn and turnip drill there were only two 

 in the field, both of which performed well ; but that of Messrs. Hornsby was 

 best in point of construction, and more easily controlled when the ground 

 was stony and rough. 



Prize 15. — For the best drill for small occupations there were nine selected^ 

 Most of them performed well, but the preference was given to Messrs. Smith 

 as the most desirable for small occupations. 



Prize 16. — For the best and most economical small occupation seed and 

 manure drill for flat or ridge work. Messrs, Garrett's figures here, in compa- 

 rison with two others, as the best implement, and merits the prize. 



Prize 17. — Messrs. Garrett carry the prize against three others for turnip - 

 drill on flat. 



Prize 18. — Messrs. Hornsby's figured with three others. The performance 

 was good, and also the construction of the implement. 



Prize 19. — Drop drill. Messrs. Garrett's was as successful as last year in 

 performing its work best, and more perfectly than the other two that were in 

 competition with it. 



Prize 20. — Manure distributor. Prize, as last year, given to Messrs. 

 Garrett, exhibited against four others. 



It will be seen by the foreg^oing remarks, that the majority of 

 prizes are, as usual, carried off by the makers that have been so 

 successful hitherto. From the wet season and the nature of the 

 ground, which was called " light soil " in the neighbourhood of 

 Gloucester, it was a matter of surprise that the implements per- 

 formed so well. 



J. Druce. 



Chaff Cutters, &c. 



We have to report that the implements which came under our 

 notice were rather numerous, and of that description which 

 rendered it imperative that they should be tested with respect 

 to the power they consumed to work them. This necessarily 

 occupied a good deal of time, so much so, that we consider it 

 desirable that the society should be provided with an extra 

 " hand testing machine," and an extended platform or tramway 

 to work it upon. 



More time could thus be given to each experiment, and more 

 correct results obtained ; our time would not then be wasted by 

 waiting during the fixing of the various implements to the testing 

 machine. 



Ckaff Cutters, to he worked by Horse or Steam Power. — These 

 machines, generally, did their work well : the principal difficulty 

 in chaff machines is met with through their choking at the 

 "mouth-piece;" although we had the straw with which they were 



